Ultrasound, Clinical, and Electrophysiological Findings in Persistent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Background And Purpose: We present the clinical, electrophysiological, and nerve ultrasound findings in cases of persistent carpal tunnel syndrome (PCTS).

Methods: Eighteen PCTS patients underwent evaluation with the Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTSQ), electrophysiology, and nerve ultrasound with a mean of 3.5 months (SD ± 1.

Venous hypertension in syndromic and complex craniosynostosis: the abnormal anatomy of the jugular foramen and collaterals.

Unlabelled: Why craniosynostosis patients develop elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) is still a mystery. Our aim was to investigate jugular foramen size and its relation to venous hypertension and elevated ICP. Secondly, we evaluated whether occipital collateral veins develop as a compensatory mechanism for elevated ICP.

Serum homocysteine, folate and vitamin B12 in patients with Paget's disease of bone: the effect of zoledronic acid.

High serum homocysteine (HCY) and indirectly deficiency of folate and/or vitamin B(12) stimulate bone resorption and adversely affect collagen cross-linking. The aim of this study was the evaluation of serum levels of HCY, folate and vitamin B(12) in patients with Paget's disease of bone (PDB) and the effect of zoledronic acid (ZOL) on their serum levels. Nine consecutive patients with polyostotic PDB (median age 66 years) received a single 5-mg ZOL infusion.